Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








DAHAL, SHRI BHIM PRASAD
[SIKKIM DEMOCRATIC FRONT - SIKKIM (SIKKIM)]



Father's Name    Shri P. P. Dahal

Date of Birth    29 November 1954

Place of Birth    Timburbong, West Sikkim (Sikkim)

Marital Status    Married on 7 September 1976

Spouse's Name    Smt. Kala Dahal

Children    Two sons

Educational Qualifcations  

B.A. (Hons.), P.G. Dip. in Journalism 

Educated at Government College (North Bengal University), 
Darjeeling (West Bengal)

Profession     

Farmer and Journalist

Permanent Address  

   (i)Timburbong, P.O., Soreng, 
West Sikkim 

Tel. (01005) 53256

(ii) Dahal Building, Sichey Busty, 
Gangtok-737101 
(Sikkim)

Tel. (01002) 25133

Present Address 

148, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001

Tels. (011) 3794796, 3794746

Positions Held     

1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution; and its Sub-Committee-B on
        Department of Consumer Affairs 

Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of
Members of Parliament

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Books Published    

Mero Manko Saino and Abhista Ko Khoj (in Nepalese)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  

Awarded best short story prize by West District Literary
Organization; Editor, Sikkim Herald


Social and Cultural Activities  

Involved in social work

Special Interests     

Philosophy and humanity

Favourite Pastime and Recreation    

Ghazals and poems

Sports and Clubs     

Cricket

Countries Visited     

Travelled neighbouring countries

Other Information  

Worked as District Information Officer, Sub-Divisional Megistrate
(S.D.M.) and Under Secretary, Government of Sikkim

Election Result of
Sikkim Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 2,36,494
Total votes polled 1,58,787

Votes polled in favour of the candidates

(1) Shri Bhim Prasad Dahal (S.D.F.) 1,02,440
(2) Shri Sanchaman Subba (I.N.C.)   51,611
(3) Shri Om Prakash Bhandari (Ind.)      1,820
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